Install the BOINC client by using gunzip to decompress the application. Use 'chmod' to make it executable. Put it in a directory by itself. Run it manually, from your login script, or from system startup files.
The command-line client has the following command-line options:
";
list_start();
list_item("-attach_project",
"Attach this computer to a new project.
You must have an account with that project.
You will be asked for the project URL and the account ID."
);
list_item("-show_projects",
"Print a list of projects to which this computer is attached."
);
list_item("-detach_project URL",
"Detach this computer from a project."
);
list_item("-reset_project URL",
"Clear pending work for a project.
Use this if there is a problem that is preventing
your computer from working."
);
list_item("-update_prefs URL",
"Contact a project's server to obtain new preferences.
This will also report completed results
and get new work if needed."
);
list_item("-return_results_immediately",
"Contact scheduler as soon as any result done."
);
list_item("-run_cpu_benchmarks",
"Run CPU benchmarks.
Do this if you have modified your computer's hardware."
);
list_item("-check_all_logins",
"If 'run if user active' preference is off,
check for input activity on all current logins;
default is to check only local mouse/keyboard"
);
list_item("-exit_when_idle",
"Get, process and report work, then exit."
);
list_item("-allow_remote_gui_rpc",
"Allow GUI RPCs from remote hosts"
);
list_item("-help",
"Show client options."
);
list_item("-version",
"Show client version."
);
list_end();
echo"
The command-line client has the following optional environment variables:
";
list_start();
list_item("HTTP_PROXY", "URL of HTTP proxy");
list_item("HTTP_USER_NAME", "User name for proxy authentication");
list_item("HTTP_USER_PASSWD", "Password for proxy authentication");
list_item("SOCKS4_SERVER", "URL of SOCKS 4 server");
list_item("SOCKS5_SERVER", "URL of SOCKS 5 server");
list_item("SOCKS5_USER", "User name for SOCKS authentication");
list_item("SOCKS5_PASSWD", "Password for SOCKS authentication");
list_end();
echo "
The Mac OS X client will unpack correctly with gunzip on Mac OS X
10.2 (jaguar) or 10.3 (panther) as long as you type the command
within Terminal. Stuffit 7.x or newer will work under the Finder
in either OS X or OS 9, but I'd recommend using 'gunzip' or 'gzip -d'
within Terminal instead.
However, the two main browsers on OS X (IE 5.2.x and Safari 1.x) will
automatically unpack downloads by default, so your work may already
be done.
If you use IE, the boinc client will download and automatically unpack
leaving two files:
#2 is the unpacked program ready-to-run. You can just start Terminal
and run boinc.
If you use Safari, the boinc client will download and automatically
unpack, leaving a single file:
Here's what you have to do to fix the Safari download (apologies if
you already know how to do this):
Installing BOINC on Mac OS/X
This is the unpacked program, but it's not yet ready-to-run (this is
a bug with how Safari handles gzipped downloads; we'll fix this soon).
Now you can run BOINC.
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